The Editor's Companion »

Janet Mackenzie is a freelance editor with more than 30 years' experience in the profession and has conducted many training workshops on editing. She is an honorary life member of the Society of Editors (Victoria) and convenes the national working group on accreditation for the Council of Australian Societies of Editors.

The Editor's Companion explains the traditional skills of editing for publication.

1. The editor in context;
2. The publishing process;
3. Management and liaison;
4. Substance and structure;
5. Language;
6. Illustrations and tables;
7. Completeness and consistency;
8. Proofs;
9. Editing methods;
10. Working with documents and files;
11. Freelance editing.